North Carolina Newspapers

"fei c" "f! Sr pl r 8, 1838. The Tarborough Press, l BY GEORGE HOWARD, U published weekly at Two Dollars and Fifty - Cut per year, f d in advance-or, Three n Vs at the expiration of the subscription year, j period less than a year, Twenty-five, j ''L' )Pr month. Subscribers are at liberty to ' livontinne at any time, on giving notice thereof " Vl payin"- arrears those residing at a distance. 3 J - invariably pay in advance, or give a respon-j i ale reference in this vicinity. . "t j at 6ie ar the firsjt insertion, and 25 f ""ts f'r every continuance. Longer advertise- flit's in lic proportion. Court Orders and Ju f ?ehi advertisements 25 percent, higher. Ad- riiscmcnts must be marked the number of in- Prions required, or they will be continued until Otherwise ordered and charged accordingly. " Letters addressed to the Editor must be post i r,aid or they may not be attended to. FOR THE TAHBORO PRESS. THE FAR, THE GREAT, AND GLORIOUS WEST. The far, the great, and glorious West, The land of cotton and of corn; Should never cease to be my theme. Could 1 but say, "there I was born." The far, the great, and glorious West, A place where solitude doth reign, Vi!l soon become the garden spot, Excelling England, France or Spain. The fur, the great, and glorious West, Abounding in wild beasts, Will soon excell in every thing, The beauties of the East. The far, the great, and glorious West, I hope will be my place, My place to live, my place to die, Among the French and Indian race. W. D. G. ; MY LAST DUE AM AT CHURCH. By Solomon Syntax, Esq. It was a fine Sabbath morning in June. Our village bell had rung once and was expected to soon ring again, when I sallied fjrih to hear our parson, Mr. Aimwell. He was a good man, very sound in the faiih and took special paint to instruct his ; people iu all (he minutiaof technicalities, j that the)' might know what to believe and i what to reject. He was sometimes dull , and prosy. This seemed to be emphati , cally the case on ihe day to which I allude. ; His text was "Your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion walked) about seeking whom he may devour." I listened atten tively until he had closed Ims exordium, and given us the heads of his discourse when I began to feel drowsy, thinking I could safely trust our good parson, and his sermon to those who felt more interest ed, I quietly settled in my seat to take a ""p- i ne monotonous tones ol our par ; son, combined with ihe buzzing of insects in the window, soon lulled me to sleep. from a gentle slumber I soon passed into a horribly terrific dream. I thought 1 was Hi a large open field, and saw 'old Hor nie" approaching in the shape of a lion, "tin enormous horns and teeth and a fiery . tail that lashed his long, lank sides. There vas no object near, behind which 1 could find a shelter. I attempted to run tut flight was impossible, and in agony of terror I awaited the approach of my foe. fortunately 1 succeeded in reaching a j ciub, and with such a weapon against such j fiie 1 endeavored to make the best I j could. f The monster had now aDDroached with- n a few feet, "and then came the tug of With all my strength I labored j him over the head and shoulders with my c'ub;but the repeated blows seemed to j make no more impression upon my adver . 3ary than the soft summer breeze upon a mountain of granile. Against all my re j ststauce he pressed forward till his long i0rns almost touched me. Summoning j aI my strength I gave him a terrible blow ; across the eyes, which made the monster ) reel and shrink back. 1 now thought victory secure, and was . Posing forward to follow the advantage already gained, when my enemy quickly j assumed the form of a large giant. By : s unexpected manoeuvre I was complete- 7 nonplussed. Not expecting such a j information, 1 was totally unprepared jo meet that hideous form. The cold -uuu seemed to stagnate around my heart, dark jness covered my eyes, and the chills ?f death came over me. As my last hope 1 sprang forward, closed with mv adversa j', and grasped him around "the body. He uttered a terrible yell that yell broke y slumber. Judge what must have been y astonishment when I awoke the eyes lm e w"ole congregation were turned me; the minister was standing in the and 1 was grasping Miss Emily er around th . neck! It was her shriek hat awoke me from my slumber. Scarce v knowing where I was or what I did I re axed my hold. The violence of the grasp Drought a copious hemorrage from the young lady's nose, and her white dress was soon spoiled will, blood. I sunk down in my seat and wished myself dead. When he service closed I stJle out of the church as soon as possible, and have not entered tl since. It -vwvtni udjs oeioie l could trust my feelings sufficiently to apo logise to Miss Emily, and when I was ush ered into her presence, I felt faint and sick at the heart. Years have passed away, but thv have not effaced the remenih And whenever the sound of the "church- going bell" rolls along the valleys, or re verberates Irom the hills, it recalls to mv mind, will, all the freshness of living re', a lily, ihe recollections of mv Lst drrnm t church. Disgraceful. disgraceful scene was exhibited on Sunday afternoon at the Alri can church in 2d street. It seems that the persons who frequent (hat church have for some tune past been divided in opinion as to the merits of the ... t , v,... party wiping to remove him, to make room for another pastor, and the other wishing to retain the present incumbent. As soon as the doors were opened fo service on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the new pastor and his followers and elec tors rushed into, and took possession ol, the church, and proceeded to celebrate i love feast. They had, however, scarcely begun the celebration, when the actual in cumbent and his party arrived. A regu lar melee then commenced, which was nm slopped until the police iuteifered, wl o immediately proceeded to clear the church of both factions, and closed doors. A. F. Star. A "colored young man," or, as others, not afflicted with the uamby pan by ism of amalgamation would call him, a u gro vil lain, named Hodges, knocked down Mr. Loomis, the w hite preacher in the blai k congregation in Anthony slreci, a few days since, while the latter was walking in Broadway with a black dami' Mr Hodges ought 1o have been the last man in the world to do so naughty a deed, bin then, we understand, that he was a rival ol the Kev. Mr. Loomis, for the pastoral charge of the ihurch. .V. Y. (iazttfv. Awjul effects of Lightning. The IVne Haute, Indiana, Courier, describes the el feet of u stroke of lightning on a man in the open prairie, one mile and a hall south east ol Terre 1 1 ante. "His body was found in a perfect suit of nudity, having been diverted of t vn v article of clothing, which was torn iu thousands of pieces by ihe fl id, withom being in the least singed. Ilia boot let; were torn into numerous strips, and iii soles complete ly separated Irom ti e h loins. The ha'r from one side of his heaii was taken oil, the sum ol one f his elbows was slightly broken, and the b ills of both his great toes appeared to have been burst open, where the, fluid left the body, at w hich points the bottoms of his boots seem ed punctured as with a r:fl. ball. The horrible murder in Virginia. The iew York Whig gives ihe follow ing par ticulars of the bloody and malicious mas sacre of ihe two lovely little girls, daugh ters of Judge Mayers, of Virginia, by a couple of slaves, near the Virginia Sul phur Springs, received from a lady and a gentleman just returned from the South. It appears that the Judge owns several slaves, and among others, Sally, an old woman, Andy, a desperate negro, and Jane, a daughter of Sally, a girl of 14 Jane was in the habit of taking the hildieo to a school in the vicinity. On last Fri day week they did not return as usual, and the family became uneasy at their absence. Search was made, arid they were at last found by Jane; but as she exclaimed, when thirty feet from them in the dusk of the evening, "Here they are, with their throats cut," suspicion fell upon her, and she was immediately arrested. Upon examination, she staled that on the day above mention ed, Sally told her to bring the children home by the way of the blackberry patch When she arrived there, the old woman seized the youngest child, and cut its throat; Andy rushed out of the bushes, and cut the throat of the eldest. They then wanted to murder theinfantof Mrs Mayers, which Jane had in her arms: she, howe ver, fled, and saved the innocent. Four of the Judge's children have previously died very suddenly; and it is now suppos ed that they were poisoned by Sally. She was heard to say, a short time ago, after her master had been lecturing her, that no Tur-jcbild of the Judge's should live to horse of her's. The murdered the other children were, one seven, and eight years of a?. ihe persons from whom we gather the above, saw the bodies of the children, and the distracted mother weeping over them. Ihey describe it as a mo6t heart-rending scene. The parents have but one left out of seven. Ancient splendor of Tyre its ruins. Mr. Buckingham's second Lecture on Pal estine, drew a large audience, at ihe Mui-i cal Fund Hall, and was one of the most interesting we have yet heard from him.; The maritime cities of Palestine were the subjects of the Lecture. Of these, Joppa is among the most ancient. It was found ed by the Pi ceoecians, and has maintain ed its prosperity to the present day. It ia built on the side of a promontory, which uses with a gentle ascent from the sea. The roots of the houses are flat, and as ihey rise one above another, they have the appearance at a distance of a . series ot steps cut in the rock. The flat surface ol the roofs, surrounded with balustrades, af lords a fine promenade, for which purpose they are used by the inhabitants. hen the city is appioached by the sea, at sun set, ihe roofs of the houses present a most singular and beanliful sight. At that lime, labor is abandoned, and the whole population may he seen walking on the h ii!,e lops attired in the rich and various ( osiinne of the oriental nations. Joppa, i yet, as iu the days of Paul, a beautiful and wealthy city. It is the seaport of Jerusa lem. The celebrated ciiy of Tyre was built on an Island connected wiih the main laud by a long cause ay. lis ongiu is very remote and obscure. It was buiit on a naked rock, upon which l.y the whole kingdom of lyre Having no soil to nil. it had no agricultural resources, and it was tq vally barren of mineral wealth, or uulu iai products I any Kind. How a cnv, so II.- a destitute ol the oidinnry sources of metro politan wealth could flourish, is a subject o extreme woi der. W c hud, however, thai it drew its prosperity from mauufac (oies. Ii was lor ages celebrated for the -kill and number of its aitizms, and it diew to its harbour tradeis and vesst liom all parts of the world, who exchanged the fabrics and productions of their own countries, lor the manufacture? of Tyie. The skill of its urtizms became famous through the world, and the monarchs of il.e Last sent to Tvre to have their veisels ol gold, and all .heir costly ornaments, tvioi.oht by its mechanics. Solomon sent lor woikuten from Tyre to build the tem ple of Jerusalem, and held it a gieat favor tu.it then services were granted to him by Uli.trii, the king. '1 he scriptures abound in testimonies of the astonishing wealth to which Tyie at tained. Her merchants are called 4'rin ces of the earth.' The 27ih chapter tl Lz-kiel enumerates the thief ariulesof m.ii. ulariine, and the kingdoms with which she traded. Among ihe fabrics of Ty re were wool, linen, purple cloth, wares ol tin, iron, brass, copper, uold and silver besides jewelry, cuibroided woik, lace, he. Ship building was also extensively carried on, for which puipose the cedars ot Lebanon were laid under contribution Through these means, Tyre rose iu great opulence. and splendor, and, although her whole territory was confined to the rock on w hi l the city stood, Hiram, her king, ranked first among the powerful monarchs of his trine. Excessive wealth brought exiesM.e corruption, and in progress ol time, luxury and vice enervated the ener gies of her people, and so enfeebled her strength, that from a terror and scourge, she became a iesl and mockery. The wickedness of the city incurred the wrath of God, and through his prophet Ezekiel, he denounced vengeance and destruction upon her. The memorable prophecy of the prophet "And 1 will make thee like the top of a rock; thou shall be a place to spread nets upon," is literally fulfilled. The poor and miserable firshermen of the place, may now be seen daily drying their nets upon the surface of the rock which was once covered with the .buildings of the magnificent Tyre. As a voyager, on a calm day, sails over the translucent waters of the Mediterranean, which lave the foot of the rock, he may see buried, far down in the depths of the sea, colossal pillars, gor geous temples, and splendid ruins of the ancient magnificence of "the renowned city,'1 which was strong in the sea. London Paper. A Family of Savages in West Jersey. Sudden Death. On Saturday morning last, the body of Jeremiah Bacon, was found lying near a well on his farm at some distance from the house in which he lived. It is supposed he fell dead while in the act - whip a child of still lesteu on the nwnm handle. 1 he subject of ihi notice was we be ieve, one of Hie oldest native inhabitants in Hopewell township, and with another bro ther and two sisleis ha resided on the es tate left ihem by their father, ever since his death, which occurred many y ears ao 1 very mat h in the same way as the -sou's', I he being found dead in the hl.i I he management of ihe afJYns devolved entire- y upon the deceased and a sister who died asl spring. And although they lived more like savages than civilized people, yet ihe love ol money was stroutr with them, and the only pleasure thev seemed capable of enjoying, was thai of hoarding op iheir earnings. The brother and sisler now living are incapable of taking care ol themselves lor twenty years or more he lias been suUrred to w ander in the woods iu a slate of perfect nudity, and whenever the cravings of appetite impelled would eturu to the house and satisfy his hunger. .ui(j in the morning llee again to Ins hiding places, being seldom if ever seen by the ai est neighbors The overseers of the township finding it necessary since the death of Jeremiah, to take charge of them and their eliects, he was pursued and ta ken. He was thinly covered with bail, somewhat resembling the coat of a very Id oppossum, aud stoutly resisted everv ffot to clothe him, and for several day: 'ciustd to eat any thing. Un examining their miserable ab;ide which was scarcely fit for decent swine to liye iu, there w as (omul in an old c best, al most without lid or lock, twelve hundred dollars in specie, iwo hundred iu gooii bank paper besides a quantity of bank notes converted into mice nets, which were so ifieciually destroyed as not to be able to estimate their denominations or value, aud several small sums of money have since been found on the premises, and doubtless more remains hidden that will never be discovered. Since the suspen sioti of specie payments they have sold nothing, having an utier abhoirence ol shin plasters. The cattle and hogs mi the larm have been two or three limes fatten ed in the celhir was found several hogs heads of wheal nearly destroyed by ihe rats, which were numerous and so veno mous as almost lo dispute the possession w ith the ow uers! 1 heir property will pro Uably amount lo six or seven thousand dollars, and the only grief manifested by the survivors was, that their money was lo be taken from them. Such is an imperfect sketch of this won- ueriui lamiiy, w men aituougn living wim in two miles of the vill.ige of Btidgeton, seems to be as unknown as it their resi deuce had been iu Iowa. A parallel cir cumstance iu all its parts we think cannot be found iu the Lnhed Stales. Bridgeton IVtst) Jtrsey Chronicle. Singular love Affair. The Delaware G.izette tells a good story of two persons saved from the wreck of the Pulaski, which we will endtavor to repeat in a few words : Among the passengers was Mr. Ridge, a young man of wealth aud standing, front ew Orleans, who, being a stranger to all on board, and feeling quite as much inter est iu his ow unsafely as in that of any other person, was, in the midst of the confusion which followed the dreadful catastrophe, about helping himsell to a place in one ol ihe boats, when a young lady who had frequently elicited his admiration during the vovage, but with whom he was totally unacquainted, attracted his attention, and he immediately stepped forward lo offer his services, aud to assist her on board, the boat : but iu his generous attempt not only lost sight of the young lady, but also lost his place in the boat. Afterwards when he discovered that the part of the wreck on which he floated would soon go down, he cast about for the means of preservation, and lashing together a couple of settees aud au empty cask he sprang on it and launched himself upon the wide ocean. His vessel proved belter than he expect ed, and amidst the shrieks, groans, and death struggles which were every where uttered around him, he began to feel that his lot was fortunate, and was consoling himself upon his escape, such as it was, when a person struggling in the waves very near him, caught his eye. It was a wo man and, without taking the second thought he plunged into the water and brought her safely to his I'm le raft which was barely sufficient to keep their heads and shoulders above water. Slie was the same young lady for whom he had lost his chance iu the boat, and for a while he felt pleased at having effected her rescue; bui a moment's reflection convinced him that her rescue was no rescue, and that unless he could find some more substantial vessel both must peris!). Under these circJmstaurerhe. proposed making an eff. it lo get his companion in one of the boais which was still hovering near the wreck, bui the proposition offer ed so litile chance of success that she de-" dined, expressing her willingness at the same time to take her thaure with him either for life or death. Foi innately hey drifted upon a part of the wreck which iiad furnished them with materials for strengthening their vessel, and which were tinned to s:iili nood at c nut that thoy soon sat upon a final ufuViently buoyant lo keep them above ihe water, and when the morning dawned ihey found them selves upon the broad surface of ihe "vasty deep" without land or s;til or human heiug iu sight without a morsel lo eat or di'n k; almost without clothes, aud exposed to the burning heat of a tropical sun. In the course of the next day they came in sight of laud, and for a lime had strong . iiopes of teaching it, but during the suc - ceding night the wind drove them back pon the ocean. On the third day a sail was seen iu the distance, but ihey had no means of making themselves discovered. I hey were, however, at length pit ked up by a vessel afier several days of intense -offering, starved and exhausted, tut still mi possession of all their faculties, which it eems had been employ ed to some purpose luring their solitary and dangerous voy--ge. We have heard of love in a cottage ove in the deep green woods nay even of love on the wild unfurrowed prVnie; but iove upon a plank in the midst of old ocean with a dozen frightful deaths in view, is 'omethiug still more uncommon Aud el it would seem that love thus born upon he bosom of the deep cradled by the cean wave and refined under the fiVice t earns of an almost vertical sun is, afier sill, the very thing. There is about it ihe true spice of romance the doubts, the hopes, the diffii uhies ay e aud the deaths loo, to say nothing of the sighs and tears. Mr. KidjL'e, must therefore, be acknowledg ed as ihe most romantic of lovers, for there upon the "deep deep sea" hebieathed his precocious passion, mingled his sighs with the bteath of old ocean, and vowed eternal affection. Women are the best creatures in ihe world, and it is not to be expected that Miss Onslow (such was the lady's name) could resist the substantial eviden ces of affection which her companion had given, and accordingly they entered into au "alliance. cffeiisive and defensive," as the statesmen say, which has since been re signed and sealed. - On reaching the shore and recovering somewhat from the effects of the voyage, Mr. Ridge thinking that perhaps his lady love had entered into the engagement with out proper consideration, and that the sight of laud and of old friends might have caus ed her to change her views, wailed on her and informed her that if such was the case he would not hesitate to release Iter Irom the engagement, and added further, that he had lost his all by the wreck of the Pu laski, aud would henceforth be entirely de pendant on his own exertions for his sub sistence. The lady was much affect ed, and bursting into tears assured him that her affection was unchangeable, and as to fortune, she was happy to say that she had enough for both. She is said to be worth two hundred thousand dollars. Brooklyn Adv. G5A terrible tragedy recently occurred at Canton, Miss, growing out of the Ute duel between Messrs. Dickson aud Draue of that place. A Keutuckian, a stranger, happening to be iu Canton, spoke of ihe duel and charged Mr. Mitchell Calhoun, the second of Drane, with cowardice and unfairness. Mr. Calhoon railed upon ihe Kentuckian for an explanation, and ihe offensive charge was repeated. A chal lenge and fight with Bowie knives, toe to toe, were the consequence. Both parties were dreadfully aud dangerously wound ed, though neither was dead al the last ad vices. Mr. Calhoon is a brother to the Hon. John Calhoon, member of Congress from this State. Louisville Journal. Fatal Affray. Two persons, one named Asa Haileton, late of Boston, and a young man named Benj. Tanner, from Alabama, about opening a tavern at Manchester, .Mississippi, got into a quarrel, August 8. when Tanner procured a pistol and shoi tiazieton through the body, causing death mmediately. Tanner was put in prison. Revolting. A young prl of li'gh re. spectability, aged only J3, is said lo have recently eloped, on horsbat k, in Alaba ma, wfih one of her father's negroes.-?-Oihella was caught. JYevf York Star,